Treatment of safe haven infant as child taken into custody without court order
Ind. Code § 31-34-2.5-3
in effectSec. 3. A safe haven infant for whom:
(1) the department of child services; or
(2) a licensed child placing agency;
assumes care, control, and custody under section 2 of this chapter shall be treated as a child taken into custody without a court order, except that efforts to locate the safe haven infant's parents or reunify the safe haven infant's family are not necessary, if the court makes a finding to that effect under IC 31-34-21-5.6(b)(5).
As added by P.L.133-2000, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.234-2005, SEC.170; P.L.45-2023, SEC.7.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/31Fetched: 10/17/2026